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PANCHAYAT SANCHAR SEWA YOJANA
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Panchayat Sanchar Sewa Kendras (PSSKs) under the ‘Panchayat
Sanchar Sewa Yojana’ scheme are opened at the Gram Panchayat Headquarters
which are without Post Offices to provide basic postal facilities at Gram
Panchayat Headquarters. This scheme is being implemented by the Gram
Panchayats through agents appointed by them (Gram Panchayats) with the
written consent of the concerned Superintendent/ Senior Superintendent of
Post Offices. This is also subject to receipt of applications from the heads
of the Gram Panchayats.
The extent to which the scheme achieves its objetive of
providing basic postal facilities at Gram Panchayat Headquarters is dependent
upon the (i) level of interest shown on part of Panchayat Sanchar Sewa Yogana
agents; (ii) the level of commitment shown by the PSSK agents over the
functioning of the Panchayat Sanchar Sewa Kendra; and (iii) the selection of
suitable candidates by Gram Panchayats.
The functioning of the PSSKs are being monitored regularly by
the Field Officer viz. Insepctor of Post Offices/ Asstt. Superintendent of
Post Offices/ Senior/ Superintendent of Post Offices during their visits to
these kendras. The PSSK agents have been allowed to work as direct agent of
Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) business for increasing the volume of
business and income of the PSSKs.
This was stated by shri sachin pilot, the minister of
State in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in response
to a question in Lok Sabha today.
BK/AT (Release ID :85811) Ministry of Communications & Information Technology08-August, 2012 17:06 IST |
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DISCUSSES RURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH POST OFFICES: ENDEAVORS
AND INITIATIVES:
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The Parliamentary Consultative Committee for Ministry of
Communications and Information Technology (C&IT) discussed ‘Rural
Development through Post Offices: Endeavors and Initiatives’ here last
evening. The Meeting was chaired by Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for C
& IT and was attended by the two Ministers of State, Shri Sachin Pilot
and Shri Milind Deora.
In his opening remarks, Shri Sibal said, the post office network offers tremendous potential to contribute towards development of rural areas and people of that area. The Minister said that Post office can be the centre of activity, be it communication, banking, insurance, remittance and retailing service. The fundamental focus of the Department of Posts (DoP) is to reach ‘Aam Aadmi. Rural development generally refers to the process of improving quality of life and economic wellbeing of people living in relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. Like any other development activity, development of rural areas require an adequate support of appropriate infrastructure. With its more than 139,000 Post Offices in rural areas, DoP provides support in various critical functions through communication, financial services, life insurance products and other retail services. Reach, credibility ,experience, trained manpower, time tested operating and accounting procedures put the post offices in unique position of being the most suitable vehicle for rural development. The rural Information Communication Technology(ICT) programme will further strengthen the delivery mechanism of all social security schemes, reduce the delay in payments and improve the quality and collection and sharing of information between Post Offices and State Governments. Encouraging Post Offices involvement in the activities of financial Members of Parliament, Shri P K Biju,Dr Vinay Kumar Pandey And Shri Shivraj Singh Lodhi, participating in the discussions commended the Ministry for staying focused on their work despite and urged to retain the glory and importance of Post Offices. The Members, however, emphasized that potential of the Indian Postal Network be used to the maximum to offer services and products to the common man in rural areas. They said employment generation in rural areas and improving the service hours and conditions of Gramin Dak Sewaks should be regarded important for revenue generation.
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